DO NOT RESONATE WITH ACTIONS: SENTENCE POLARITY MODULATES CORTICO-SPINAL EXCITABILITY DURING ACTION-RELATED SENTENCE READING.

Do not resonate with actions: sentence polarity modulates cortico-spinal excitability during action-related sentence reading.

BACKGROUND: Theories of embodied language suggest that the motor system is differentially called into action when processing motor-related versus abstract content words or sentences.It has been recently shown that processing negative polarity action-related sentences modulates neural activity of premotor and motor cortices.METHODS AND FINDINGS: We

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Molecular Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance among Staphylococcal Strains Isolated from Hospital Patients

Background & Objectives: Macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramin B (MLSB) antimicrobial agents are used in the treatment of staphylococcal infections.They prevent the microbial protein synthesis system through binding to 23 S rRNA.The aim of this study was to apply molecular methods to detect inducible clindamycin resistance genes among staphyloco

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Dengue: muscle biopsy findings in 15 patients

Dengue is known to produce a syndrome involving muscles, tendons and joints.The hallmark of this syndrome is severe myalgia but includes fever, cutaneous rash, and headache.The neuromuscular aspects of this infection are outlined only in isolated reports, and the muscle histopathological features during myalgia have not been described.In order to a

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Detection of Plasmid-Mediated Resistance against Colistin in Multi-Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from a Tertiary Hospital

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-1 to mcr-5 genes among colistin and multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli strains isolated from patients in a tertiary hospital in Toluca, Mexico.The presence Pillow Forms of mcr genes among the 241 strains collected was assessed by PCR.In the cas

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An Eco-Sustainable Stabilization of Clayey Road Subgrades by Lignin Treatment: An Overview and a Comparative Experimental Investigation

Subgrade conditions significantly affect functionality of the road pavement during its service life.Among the different stabilization techniques for upgrading poorly performing in-situ soil subgrades, an economically attractive example involves the use of waste materials, such as lignin.A deep bibliographic analysis of previous studies is carried o

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